Same class comes within different web services

Question

I have 3 different web services work with same class library. These three web services return same class type object. But on the client side, I'm getting 3 different object type even they are same. I can't treat them like one class type.

I think i will add a method which can take object and sets properties with object's props.

Is there any way (somethin like inheritance) ?

Answer 1

You can use the wsdl.exe tool (this is what Visual Studio does for web references behind the scenes) and pass the /shareTypes parameter. As long as the types returned by the 3 web services are really the same type, the generated code will contain just one generated class instead of duplicating it for each web service.

wsdl.exe /shareTypes http://server/service1.asmx http://server/service2.asmx etc

Answer 2

Can't you just put the common class(es) into a separate class library project and reference that from each of your three web service projects??

If you need to move around property values, I'd recommend you have a good look at AutoMapper to help you minimize the "monkey code" needed to achieve those assignments.